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WJOU's 5th Annual Community Health Fair
 Tomorrow at 11:00 a.m., the doors of the Millet Activity Center will open for the Fifth Annual Community Health Fair, hosted by Oakwood University's Praise Station WJOU 90.1 FM, Healthy Campus 2020 and Good Samaritan Hospice.
Over 75 vendors will provide a variety of health screenings, BMI Testing, dental consultation, flu shots, healthy product presentations, affordable healthcare act counseling, healthy cooking demonstrations, and information for senior citizens and home health care services.
"This event is our gift to the community," said Ron Gilbert, coordinator of the Health Fair. "We aim to provide resources for people to determine their health status, and how to maintain good health," he added.
During the health fair, the WJOU-FM/Good Samaritan Hospice Health Fair Community Awards will be presented.
Organizers will also provide scholarships to Oakwood University students in the areas of communication, allied health and nursing. "Not only do we want to make sure we let the community know about health, we want to help students out as well who are pursuing education in these health and communication-related fields," said Gilbert.
The presenting sponsors for this year's health fair include the Breath of Life Television Ministries, and the Oakwood University Church.
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School of Business Healthcare Students Attend ACHE Conference
by Richard Blanco-Topping, assistant professor of Healthcare Administration
Earlier this month, students in the School of Business' Healthcare Administration club, Future Healthcare Leaders of Tomorrow, traveled to Birmingham, to attend Alabama's Third Annual Healthcare Summit, accompanied by Richard Blanco-Topping, assistant professor of Healthcare Administration.
The event was open to Alabama legislators, healthcare leaders, clinicians, and students in healthcare programs, and was hosted by the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Alabama chapter, the Alabama Hospital Association, Alabama HFMA, Alabama HIMSS, and MGMA.
During the conference, different panels discussed issues related to healthcare changes in the state, such as the importance of data analytics and population health, healthcare insurance and payers challenges, and healthcare leaders' perspective around the delivery of care in Alabama.
Among other Alabama legislators who participated on the panels, were Senators Gregg Reed (Senate Majority Leader), Jim McClendon (Senate Health Chair Committee), and Anthony Daniels (House Minority Leader).
Oakwood's School of Business students were able to comment with healthcare leaders about the topics discussed during the summit. According to the students, it was an excellent opportunity to meet with leaders from the healthcare industry and to be educated about Alabama's healthcare climate. After attending the summit, the students are looking forward to raising funds to attend the ACHE Annual Congress, scheduled to take place in Chicago, during March 2018.
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Pictured are (front row, l-r) Steffon Roberts, Jordane Williamson, Zalika Leverock, and Richard Blanco-Topping. Back row (l-r): Julian Callwood, Ebenezer Amfo, Carl Curtis, Chevance Bailey (Future Healthcare Leaders of Tomorrow president).
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A "Chemistry Night" to Remember
by Dr. Steven Lai Hing, associate professor of Chemistry
On Monday evening, October 24, more than 50 families from the Huntsville and Oakwood community converged on classroom 233 at the Cooper Complex in the Chemistry Department, for the 27th annual North Alabama Kids Trek MENSA Chemistry Night at Oakwood University.
 The children started in the classroom where they had a demonstration from chemist Dale Hutchens of the 3M Company, who performed several experiments using liquid nitrogen. The fun then moved to the main chemistry lab where the children had their choice of several experiments and exhibits including slime, density, rocket canisters, milk that stirs itself, and floating spheres.
Also in attendance were representatives from Huntsville STEAM Works, a local, non-profit, educational startup company centered on education in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM). The night allowed the kids to be scientists and rewarded their curiosity and drive to learn.
The next departmental outreach event is Science Day, scheduled for February 20, 2018.
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Oakwood Represents at Society of Adventist Communicators Convention
 Eight scholars from Oakwood University, with various majors in the Communication field, attended the annual convention of the Society of Adventist Communicators, October 19-21, in Portland, Oregon. Pictured (l-r) on the set of the Portland NBC affiliate station are Dwyane Cheddar, Nkenge Jones, Esther Smith, Ashlan Calvin, Raven Threatt, Daphenie Thenor, Joseph Stewart, Kyna Hinson, C'ShaRe Handy, and Arion McCullough.
This annual convention is designed for university students, volunteers and communication professionals to network with professionals, learn and experience spiritual renewal. Attendees heard from experts in the fields of corporate communication, public relations, graphic design, photography, video production, and journalism.
Media/communication professionals who are employed in any corporate setting, nonprofit, freelance, higher education, or communication employees of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (primarily in North America) attend this convention, held in different cities each year.
Representatives from Oakwood this year included Richard Hodnett, assistant director of marketing at Oakwood, and Dwyane
Cheddar and Kyna Hinson, assistant professors
of communication
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The convention opened on October 19 with media tours, joint training sessions, an opening reception, and communication showcase. The convention continued on Friday with TechTalk, a keynote address, six special interest groups, afternoon workshops, and an evening program. The convention features an inspirational worship experience on Sabbath, and an afternoon group outing. The convention concluded Saturday evening with an awards banquet.
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The Stewards of Children Training Program
by Danica Antoine
 Forty-three students took part in the first Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Training Program on October 15, 2017, hosted by the Social Work Department. The two-hour workshop is entitled: "Darkness to Light's Stewardship of Children," and is conducted by
Catherine DeCarl, '17. Participants received a certificate at the conclusion of the training.
The vision of the program is to have a world free of child sexual abuse, a world in which all children are loved, protected, nurtured and able to grow up healthy with their sexual boundaries intact. The presentation provided five ways on how to skillfully protect a child from sexual abuse and the importance of knowing these five steps:
- learning the facts,
- minimize opportunity,
- talk about it,
- recognize the signs, and
- react responsibly.
The aim of the program is to increase community awareness of the prevalence of child sexual abuse, and to empower the community to report incidences of child abuse to the appropriate authorities. "Without empowerment, we limit our ability to take action," Ms. DeCarl stated.
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CDL Students Learn about Healthy Plates & Exercise
On Thursday of Healthy Campus Week last month, the students at the Child Development Lab learned to STANDOUT by focusing on the N (for Nutrition) and the U (Use Exercise) in the STANDOUT acronym.
Dr. Shirna Gullo, director of Healthy Campus 2020, spoke to the children about standing out like Daniel and the importance of exercise. The students moved around to the song Father Abraham, played with hula hoops, chased bubbles, played with mini-STANDOUT frisbees, jumped, skipped, and more.
Teymi-Elise Herring, a registered dietitian and graduate student Anderson Marin, M.D., who is preparing to become a registered dietitian, taught the children about MyPlate. The students were engaged as they talked about the different fruits, vegetables, grains, and proteins. They also had an opportunity to come to the front of the room in groups to build a healthy plate (pictured).
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UNCF Women's Leadership Tea
The Division of Advancement & Development invites you to save the date and
purchase your ticket for the Annual United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Women's Leadership Tea, on Sunday, November 12, at 3:00 p.m. This annual event will be held in the The Ledges of Huntsville Ballroom, and promises to provide an afternoon of
delightful conversation, inspiration, delicious goodies, beautiful art and music.
The UNCF is the nation's largest and most effective minority education organization. The 37-member organization provides operating funds for historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), scholarships and internships for students at about 1100 institutions, and faculty and administrative professional training.
For more than 70 years, UNCF has raised more than $4.7 billion to help more than 445,000 students attend college and graduate from college.
All proceeds from the North Alabama UNCF Campaign support the 37 UNCF member colleges and universities, including the five schools in Alabama: Miles College, Oakwood University, Stillman College, Talladega College, and Tuskegee University, and the thousands of students attending member institutions.
To purchase a ticket or table for the tea, and for more information about the annual UNCF Gala in April, visit
www.ougiving.com; contact (256) 726-7201; or email
[email protected]
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Alumni News
 Frank Mullins, Ph.D., '97, has taken on a new role as an Associate Professor of Management in the College of Business at the University of Alabama Huntsville (UAH). Mullins' research and teaching focuses on the strategic management of human resources. Prior to joining UAH, Mullins was on faculty at North Carolina A&T State University.
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